An entry of 1000 sheep on Monday 20th April met a sharp trade for lambs with ewes on fire.

Spring lambs sold to a top of £206 and to a top of 929 pence per kg.

Hoggets sold to a top of £206 and to a top of 851 pence per kg.

Ewes reached a top of £274.

More sheep needed weekly.

Spring lambs top prices

Coleraine farmer, 21k £195 (929); Magherafelt farmer, 21k £194 (924); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £198.50 (923); Magherafelt farmer, 21.5k £197 (916); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £195.50 (909); Randalstown farmer, 21.5k £195 (907); Moneymore farmer, 21k £190 (905); Magherafelt farmer, 21k £188 (895); Magherafelt farmer, 21.5k £191.50 (891); Macosquin farmer, 20k £178 (890); Bushmills farmer, 21.5 £190 (884); Greysteel farmer, 20.5k £180 (878); Garvagh farmer, 23.5k £206 (877); Magherafelt farmer, 21k £184 (876); Macosquin farmer, 21k £182 (867); Carrickfergus farmer, 20.5k £177 (863); Knockloughrim farmer, 19.5k £168 (862); Macosquin farmer, 21k £180 (857); Kilrea farmer, 23.5k £201 (855) and Coleraine farmer, 19k £162 (853).

Hogget top prices

Kilrea farmer, 23.5k £200 (851); Ballyclare farmer, 23k £195 (848); Moneymore farmer, 22.5k £190 (844); Ballymoney farmer, 19k £159 (837); Portglenone farmer, 22.5k £188 (836); Macosquin farmer, 22.5k £188 (836); Cookstown farmer, 24k £200 (833); Castlerock farmer, 23k £189 (822); Kilrea farmer, 23k £188 (817); Ballymoney farmer,20k £162 (810); Macosquin farmer, 18k £145 (806); Draperstown farmer, 22k £174.50 (793); Limavady farmer, 21k £166.50 (793); Garvagh farmer, 23.5k £186 (792); Ballymoney farmer, 25.5k £199 (780); Tobermore farmer, 26k £201 (773); Bendooragh farmer, 23.5k £181 (770); Bendooragh farmer, 24k £184 (767); Kilrea farmer, 25.5k £194 (761) and Rasharkin farmer, 23.5k £177 (753).

Heavier spring lambs to £206, £204, £202 and £200.

Heavier hoggets to £206, £204.50, £204, £203 and £202.

An entry of 34 dairy stock on Tuesday 21st April met a sharp trade with heifers reaching £3000.

More dairy stock required weekly.

Coleraine farmer, batch of heifers £3000, £2900; Stranocum farmer, batch of bulling heifers £1760, £1700, £1600 and Downpatrick farmer, batch of springing heifers to £1720.

A super entry of 380 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 22nd April at Kilrea met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2500, heifers to £2460, fat cows and bulls to £5700.

Fat cows: Sharp trade.

Dungiven farmer, 800k Limousin £3050 (381), 690k Charolais £2250 (326), 730k Limousin £2340 (321), 700k £2240 (320); Ballymoney farmer, 530k Limousin £1860 (351), 510k Hereford £1700 (333), 590k Limousin £1880 (319); Coleraine farmer, 710k Limousin £2460 (347), 710k Charolais £2430 (342), 710k £2370 (334), 730k Belgian Blue £22370 (325); Rasharkin farmer, 640k Belgian Blue £2190 (342), 600k £1940 (323), 680k £2150 (316); Randalstown farmer, 690k Charolais £2350 (341); Dungiven farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1790 (332); Crumlin farmer, 720k Belgian Blue £2360 (328), 790k £2580 (327); Ballymoney farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £1210 (327); Boveedy farmer, 610k Charolais £1920 (315) and Coleraine farmer, 690k Simmental £2170 (315).

Suckler section

Upperlands farmer, Limousin cow with Limousin bull calf at foot to £5700; Ballymena farmer, Simmental heifer with Limousin bull calf at foot to £2800 and Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus heifer with Charolais heifer calf at foot to £2780.

All types of suckler stock required

Heifers

Dunadry farmer, 360k Simmental £1780 (494), 380k Limousin £1780 (468), 400k £1800 (450), 340k £1490 (438), 370k £1580 (427), 290k £1200 (414), 360k £1480 (411),400k £1590 (398), 380k £1480 (390); Rasharkin farmer, 340k Charolais £1620 (477); Dunloy farmer, 370k Charolais £1690 (457), 410k £1710 (417), 390k £1580 (405), 420k £1590 (379); Ballintoy farmer, 200k Shorthorn £900 (450), 330k £1480 (449), 350k £1500 (429), 300k £1120 (373); Pomeroy farmer, 420k Limousin £1880 (448); Ballycastle farmer, 460k Charolais £1910 (415), 520k £2000 (385); Coleraine farmer, 270k Aberdeen Angus £1120 (415), 300k £1090 (363); Garvagh farmer, 530k Limousin £2120 (400); Portglenone farmer, 400k Simmental £1580 (395); Lisburn farmer, 420k Charolais £1620 (386); Kilrea farmer, 580k Limousin £2200 (379); Garvagh farmer, 390k Limousin £1460 (374), 400k Belgian Blue £1440 (360) and Limavady farmer, 700k Limousin £2460 (351).

Steers

Kilrea farmer, 390k Limousin £1900 (487); Limavady farmer, 440k Charolais £2080 (473), 440k £1920 (436), 420k £1800 (429); Portglenone farmer, 310k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (439); Ballymoney farmer, 435k Limousin £1840 (423), 410k £1680 (410); Coleraine farmer, 350k Aberdeen Angus £1470 (420), 320k £1340 (419), 310k £1230 (397), 320k £1200 (375), 380k £1420 (374); Garvagh farmer, 390k Aberdeen Angus £1620 (415), 440k £1700 (386); Dunloy farmer, 510k Charolais £2060 (404), 520k Limousin £2070 (398), 510k Charolais £2020 (396), 540k £2070 (383), 580k Simmental £2220 (383); Garvagh farmer, 490k Limousin £1980 (404), 550k £2150 (391); Coleraine farmer, 540k Limousin £2160 (400), 570k Charolais £2260 (397), 580k £2200 (379), 520k £1960 (377), 670k £2500 (373), 590k £2200 (373); Ballymoney farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £1710 (398), 430k Simmental £1640 (381), 600k Aberdeen Angus £2280 (380); 480k £1800 (375); Lisburn farmer, 430k Hereford £1710 (398); Kilrea farmer, 580k Charolais £2280 (393); Maghera farmer, 560k Limousin £2160 (386) and Ballintoy farmer, 310k Shorthorn £1190 (384).

Limousin and Aberdeen Angus steers a flying trade with more required for strong demand.

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.